transitive verb. To coat or cover (seams of a ship, for example) with waterproof material such as tar or asphalt.

intransitive verb. To give money to in return for goods or services rendered.

intransitive verb. To give (money) in exchange for goods or services.

intransitive verb. To discharge or settle (a debt or obligation).

intransitive verb. To bear (a cost or penalty, for example) in recompense.

intransitive verb. To yield as a return.

intransitive verb. To afford an advantage to; profit.

intransitive verb. To give or bestow.

intransitive verb. To make (a visit or call).

intransitive verb. To let out (a line or cable) by slackening.

intransitive verb. To give money in exchange for goods or services.

intransitive verb. To discharge a debt or obligation.

intransitive verb. To bear a cost or penalty in recompense.

intransitive verb. To be profitable or worthwhile.

adjective. Of, relating to, giving, or receiving payments.

adjective. Requiring payment to use or operate.

adjective. Yielding valuable metal in mining.

noun. The act of paying or state of being paid.

noun. Money given in return for work done; salary; wages.

noun. undefined

noun. Recompense or reward.

noun. Retribution or punishment.

noun. Paid employment.

noun. A person considered with regard to his or her credit or reliability in discharging debts.

phrasal verb. To pay or return (what is owed as a debt).

phrasal verb. To repay (a person who is owed a debt).

phrasal verb. To give recompense to; reward.

phrasal verb. To reciprocate; return.

phrasal verb. To retaliate against or get revenge upon.

phrasal verb. To reduce (a debt) through payment.

phrasal verb. To pay the full amount on (a debt).

phrasal verb. To result in profit or advantage; succeed.

phrasal verb. To pay the wages due to (an employee) upon discharge.

phrasal verb. To pay (a plaintiff) to settle a lawsuit out of court.

phrasal verb. To bribe.

phrasal verb. To turn or cause to turn (a vessel) to leeward.

phrasal verb. To give (money) out; spend.

phrasal verb. To let out (a line or rope) by slackening.

phrasal verb. To give over the full monetary amount demanded.

idiom. (pay (one's) dues) To earn a given right or position through hard work, long-term experience, or suffering.

idiom. (pay (one's) way) To contribute one's own share; pay for oneself.

idiom. (pay the piper) To bear the consequences of something.

idiom. (pay through the nose) To pay excessively.

To appease; satisfy; content; please.

To make satisfaction or amends for.

To satisfy the claims of; compensate, as for goods, etc., supplied, or for services rendered; recompense; requite; remunerate; reward: as, to pay workmen or servants; to pay one's creditors.

To discharge, as a debt or an obligation, by giving or doing that which is due: as, to pay taxes; to pay vows.

To bear; defray: as, who will pay the cost? hence, to defray the expense of: as, to pay one's way in the world.

To give; deliver; hand over as in discharge of a debt: as, to pay money; to pay the price.

To give or render, without any sense of obligation: as, to pay attention; to pay court to a woman; to pay a compliment.